Text Box: Simon Lant’s Helpful Hints Toward Being As Green As YOU can Be • Turn off lights when you leave a room. • Let food cool before you put it in the fridge. • Only boil as much water as you need. • Close your curtains at night. • Don’t use over sized pans. • Cover pots and pans when cooking. • Don’t leave appliances on charge for too long. • Always wash a full load. (It’ll also save you a bit of money on detergents and tablets!) • Wash clothes at a lower temperature. • Don’t leave appliances on standby. • Position your fridge away from any direct heat. For example sun or your oven. • Choose online, paperless billing and banking. • Dry your laundry naturally. • Regularly service your boiler. • Have a shower instead of a bath. • Defrost your fridge regularly. • Fix any leaking taps that you know about. • Take a green energy tariff, powergen, npower juice etc. • Draught-proof your home to keep you nice a cosy without the heater on all the time • Always buy energy efficient electrical goods. • Insulate your hot water tank and pipes. • Fit double glazed widows. • Replace your boiler if it’s over 15 years old, it might not be working as well as it did 15 years ago! • Install / top up loft insulation. • Install cavity wall insulation. Do your bit to save our planet and if you’re all ready doing most of those things WELL DONE!
Text Box: Simon Lant’s Helpful Hints Toward Being As Green As YOU can Be • Turn off lights when you leave a room. • Let food cool before you put it in the fridge. • Only boil as much water as you need. • Close your curtains at night. • Don’t use over sized pans. • Cover pots and pans when cooking. • Don’t leave appliances on charge for too long. • Always wash a full load. (It’ll also save you a bit of money on detergents and tablets!) • Wash clothes at a lower temperature. • Don’t leave appliances on standby. • Position your fridge away from any direct heat. For example sun or your oven. • Choose online, paperless billing and banking. • Dry your laundry naturally. • Regularly service your boiler. • Have a shower instead of a bath. • Defrost your fridge regularly. • Fix any leaking taps that you know about. • Take a green energy tariff, powergen, npower juice etc. • Draught-proof your home to keep you nice a cosy without the heater on all the time • Always buy energy efficient electrical goods. • Insulate your hot water tank and pipes. • Fit double glazed widows. • Replace your boiler if it’s over 15 years old, it might not be working as well as it did 15 years ago! • Install / top up loft insulation. • Install cavity wall insulation. Do your bit to save our planet and if you’re all ready doing most of those things WELL DONE!